Military families brace for looming shutdown impact on pay

A group representing military members across the country and stationed abroad is calling on Congress to pass a bill allowing service members to keep receiving their paychecks during the partial government shutdown.

What You Need To Know • A group representing military members across the country and stationed abroad is calling on Congress to pass a bill allowing service members to keep receiving their paychecks during the partial government shutdown • Congress failed to reach a deal to keep government programs and services running, setting off the first shutdown in nearly seven years as the clock hit midnight Wednesday morning • Members of the U.S. Armed Forces are deemed essential, meaning they have to report for work even if they are not getting paid • The association is calling